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Southeast Cheerleader Alumnus Envisions a Bright Future

Southeast Cheerleader Alumnus Envisions a Bright Future

Thursday, Jul. 10, 2008

Ryan Shipp, a May 2008 graduate, has an eventful past and has an even more eventful
future ahead of him.

Shipp, from Sikeston, Mo., majored in criminal justice and minored in psychology.
He says he has a love for Southeast and that classroom professors are very professional
and are willing to help you anytime you need it. And, he says, they are very flexible.

“Out of the classroom, I feel that the people I have met and the connections I have
made have allowed me to become more successful then I ever could imagine. I’ve been
a Southeast cheerleader for three years now and I would have to say this is the activity
that takes up most of my time and is the most rewarding to me. I love to travel with
the teams during the NCAA/NIT tournaments, and I enjoy the physical challenges the
sport places on my body.”

Throughout his life, Shipp has exhibited leadership roles and Southeast has challenged
those roles in many ways.

“My last year at Southeast I was the captain of the cheerleading squad, which allowed
me to learn how to be a leader in a different manner then I ever have before. I am
also a member of the fraternity Lambda Chi Alpha and I had to constantly balance the
two because they are both very time consuming.

“I’m currently in the formal application process for the U.S. Secret Service and just
recently passed the entrance exam. Things are looking bright for me to become a special
agent with them later this year.”

Shipp has very simple advice for any Southeast student to follow.

“Go to class and you’ll pass. Spend as much time with your close friends as possible.
You never realize how important they are to you until it’s time to graduate and everybody
is moving to a different part of the United States.”